Preventable Tragedies
Richmond motorcyclist dies in I-70 crash
GREENFIELD, Ind. — A Richmond motorcyclist died late Saturday in an Interstate 70 crash. Mark Webster, 47, was found dead by Indiana State Police officers in the eastbound I-70 lanes near the 97 mile marker, according to a state police news release. Officers had responded Saturday night just before midnight to the multi-vehicle crash that included a semi-tractor trailer on fire, the release said. Other drivers involved were not injured.
Read More2 dead after crash on southbound US-52 in Winston-Salem
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Two people died following a crash on southbound US-52 near Ziglar Road in Winston-Salem Saturday morning. According to Winston-Salem police, 30-year-old Elizabeth Goins of Pilot Mountain and 31-year-old Heather Singleton of Lewisville was stopped in the right-hand lane of southbound US-52. Police said both women got out their cars and were standing in the roadway when a 2017 International tractor-trailer driven by 60-year-old Bradly Perry collided into Ms.
Read More2 killed in 6 car crash on I-94 near Mt. Elliott overnight Saturday
DETROIT, Mich. (FOX 2) - Two people were killed in a crash involving six cars on I-94 near Mt. Elliott according to Michigan State Police. Investigators said at 2:25 a.m. on Saturday, a Ford Fusion lost control and crashed into the center median on I-94. The Fusion was then rear-ended by a Kia; turning the Fusion sideways and blocking the freeway’s left lane. The Kia stopped on the right shoulder.
Read MoreFlorida man jumps into river to avoid 2nd collision after being ejected from his car in multi-vehicle crash
Florida, United States: After being ejected from his car in an accident on the US’ Interstate Highway 75, a Florida man jumped into a river to avoid getting hit by another car. Rescue crews responded Thursday to a crash involving three vehicles in the southbound lanes of I-75 at the Little Manatee River overpass, the Hillsborough County Fire Rescue said. One of these vehicles flipped over and the driver was ejected from the car.
Read MoreInjuries Reported when Vehicle Hits Parked 18-Wheeler on Loop 281 in Longview, TX
Longview, TX — August 25, 2022, injuries were reported after a vehicle hit a parked 18-wheeler off East Loop 281 in Longview. Reports say the incident happened around 10:30 a.m. on the 1200 block of E Loop 281. Preliminary investigation suggests a vehicle swerved off the road in the area and crashed into an 18-wheeler that was parked on the shoulder, loading supplies. Minor injuries were reported at the scene and attended to by responders.
Read MoreNorth Carolina man dies after being ejected from Jeep, being run over by double-tandem tractor trailer carrying hot sauce
STOKES COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A man was killed in a wreck near Pinnacle early Thursday morning after his Jeep crashed, he was ejected from his vehicle and then a tractor trailer crashed into him. State troopers responded to a crash at about 1:30 a.m. on U.S. 52 northbound near Perch Road after a1998 Jeep traveling north ran off the road and overturned. The driver, Matthew B. Dills, 50, of Winston-Salem, was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected during the crash.
Read MorePedestrian was hit while changing a tire along the Atlantic City Expressway
CAMDEN, NJ, (August 26, 2022) - A pedestrian was seriously injured Friday evening when he was hit by a motor vehicle along the Atlantic City Expressway in Camden County. According to New Jersey State Police, a Ford Explorer was traveling westbound along the highway when the driver stopped along the right shoulder to repair a flat tire. While one person was outside the vehicle changing the tire a westbound GMC Yukon traveled off the road, struck the pedestrian, and overturned.
Read MorePlant City woman, 80, arrested after hitting, killing man helping motorist, troopers say
PLANT CITY — Edith Marie Marcus told investigators she thought she hit a pothole as she passed a stopped car on a dark stretch of U.S. 92 one evening in November, records show. She kept driving. But Marcus, 80, had struck with her Mercury Grand Marquis a man who’d stopped to help a woman who had car trouble. Nine months later, the Plant City woman faces a charge of leaving the scene of a crash involving death in connection to the Nov.
Read MoreCalif. Musician and Wife Found Dead in Car on Desert Road: ‘What Were They Doing Out There?’ Asks Cousin
A beloved local musician and his wife died after their car seemingly broke down on a desert road in California, leaving family members with questions, according to multiple reports. The bodies of an adult male and female were discovered east of California City near Proctor Boulevard and 150th Street on Sunday, according to a statement released by the Kern County Sheriff’s Office. The male victim was located in the front seat of the vehicle, while the female victim was leaning up against one of the car’s tires, the sheriff’s office said.
Read MoreNEW HOPE DRIVER KILLED AFTER STRIKING TRUCK STOPPED ON HWY. 169
The Minnesota State Patrol is trying to determine why a Brooklyn Center man stopped his pickup truck in a lane of traffic late at night in Plymouth, leading to the death of another driver. According to the State Patrol, the driver of an SUV crashed into a Ford Ranger stopped in the right lane on southbound Highway 169 at about 9:40 p.m. Monday. The SUV driver, identified as 67-year-old Glenn Miller of New Hope, was killed.
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